None of the three U.S. military services that operate the V-22 have plans to purchase new aircraft.

(Bloomberg)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] The V-22 "Osprey" (Osprey) tilt-rotor aircraft jointly manufactured by Bell and Boeing has been in service since 2007 and has served in the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. There are also for sale in other countries.

However, accidents of various V-22 models have been in service so far. Recently, it has been reported that none of the three U.S. military services operating V-22 plans to purchase new aircraft, indicating that the U.S. Department of Defense has no plan to increase the V-22 fleet.

According to the military news website "Military.com", the new budget books of the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps have no plans to purchase new V-22, including MV-22, CMV-22 and CV-22. .

Due to the mechanical problems of the clutch and gearbox of the V-22 itself, it often leads to flight safety problems. It is still unknown whether the lack of purchase of new aircraft by the three armed forces is related to this.

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The CV-22 fleet used by the Air Force is mainly used to perform special operations missions. Ann Stefanek (Ann Stefanek), a spokesperson for the U.S. Air Force Department, said that the Air Force’s last V-22 procurement plan was authorized by Congress in the 2021 fiscal year. There are no plans to purchase new aircraft.

U.S. Special Operations Command spokeswoman Cassandra Thompson pointed out that Special Operations Command is actively evaluating next-generation mobility capabilities that can support the National Defense Strategy, but Special Operations Command does not intend to directly replace the CV-22 currently in use.

Navy budget chief Rear Admiral John Gumbleton said in March that the end of the procurement contract had nothing to do with the gearbox issue.

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